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2014 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2014

15–20 Jun 2014
Laurentian University / Université Laurentienne
America/Toronto timezone
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(M1-5) Quantum Gravity and Quantum Cosmology - DTP / Gravité quantique et cosmologie quantique - DPT

M1-5
16 Jun 2014, 13:45
Laurentian University / Université Laurentienne

Laurentian University / Université Laurentienne

Sudbury, Ontario

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(M1-5) Quantum Gravity and Quantum Cosmology - DTP / Gravité quantique et cosmologie quantique - DPT

  • Gabor Kunstatter (University of Winnipeg)

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  1. 50. An overview of Loop Quantum Gravity
    Aristide Baratin (University of Waterloo), Dr Florian Girelli (University of Waterloo)
    16/06/2014, 13:45
    Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT)
    Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
    The definition of a quantum theory for gravity is a long standing problem. Currently, different approaches exist. In this talk, I will present the main ideas behind Loop Quantum Gravity and the Spinfoam frameworks. These are attempts to quantize directly General Relativity using respectively Dirac’s canonical quantization and Feynman’s path integral quantization. I will give an overview of...
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  2. 7. Possible Astrophysical Observables of Quantum Gravity Effects near Black Holes
    Prof. Ue-Li Pen (University of Toronto, CITA)
    16/06/2014, 14:15
    Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT)
    Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
    Recent implications of results from quantum information theory applied to black holes has led to the confusing conclusions that requires either abandoning the equivalence principle (e.g. the firewall picture), or the no-hair theorem (e.g. the fuzzball picture), or even more unpalatable options. The recent discovery of a pulsar orbiting a black hole opens up new possibilities for tests...
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  3. 108. The Everyday Phenomena of Black Hole Chemistry
    Robert Mann (U)
    16/06/2014, 14:45
    Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT)
    Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)
    The cornerstone of thermodynamics is the first law, which for a black hole identifies thermodynamic energy with its mass, temperature with its surface gravity, and entropy with its area. Recent work that posits the identification of a cosmological constant with thermodynamic pressure results in black holes behaving somewhat like chemical systems, with pressure-volume terms appearing in...
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  4. 339. Quantum Gravity and Accelerated Frames
    Arundhati Dasgupta (University of Lethbridge)
    16/06/2014, 15:00
    Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT)
    Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)
    We formulate quantum field theory in accelerated frames using Prigogine transformations. We then derive a background independent formulation of such transforms, and attempt a new formulation of quantum gravity.
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